Posted on 03/07/2018 5:24:28 PM PST by BenLurkin
Still, she had balls though. Who would have the guts to fly solo like she did, or even like Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic today?
“Who would have the guts to fly solo like she did”
Guts or stupidity? I say stupidity.
Where’s the fn plane....bones and flesh degrade quickly.....metal aircraft don’t...
How do you think America was explored and settled? If it was up to you we’d still be in the Middle Ages begging our Feudal Lords for gruel.
>> Still, she had balls though.
Actually not - she was pushed (far beyond her skill level) by her husband and publisher, George Putnam. She never learned the code, and refused to take a transmitter with her that was capable of communicating with Navy ships.
>> Who would have the guts to fly solo like she did.
You do know that she was accompanied by Fred Noonan (the navigator)? Noonan, an alcoholic, was often non-functional for days at a time, so that’s kinda like solo.
No, she's hanging out with bigfoot:
Our founders didn’t do something so stupid. They were far more experienced, knowledgeable, and intelligent.
Actually not - she was pushed (far beyond her skill level) by her husband and publisher, George Putnam. She never learned the code, and refused to take a transmitter with her that was capable of communicating with Navy ships.
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Maybe you’re right, but I get the impression she was a very motivated daredevil on her own.
Noonan was an excellent navigator, and he got them close to the island. The ship said they got the strongest possible signal and Earhart was only at 1000 feet.
The ship could hear her, but she couldn’t hear them. She could hear the Morse code, but they didn’t start transmitting that until the very end. She tried to get a directional fix on the code signal but that didn’t work. The direction finder on the radio didn’t work either. None of this stuff was tested so they were doomed when they took off unless they got very very lucky.
They were close to the island and they only had a few minutes of fuel left. I’d say the plane is at the bottom of the ocean within a 100 mile radius. Perhaps somebody like Paul Allen will go looking for it one day.
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